Comparison of Self-Efficacy beliefs of Urdu and English Teachers on the Basis of Job Designation

Abstract

The decision of the Punjab Government to change teaching methods from Urdu to English has disturbed the students. They displayed less faith in their capacities and encountered difficulties adapting to the new world and providing students with education effectively. The thesis aims to examine schoolteachers self-efficacy and compare them based on career designation, i.e. PST, EST, SST or other. The sample of teachers who taught Urdu or English to Grade 1 to 10. The survey method used to collect data, and the multi-stage random sample method was stratified. Consequently, 452 taught English and 412 Urdu selected randomly from primary, elementary and secondary schools. The study concluded that Urdu teachers had a higher degree of automatic effectiveness than English teachers did on the total TSES scores and three instrument subscales.